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Hiking Beyond Comfort Zones

3 Jul 2018
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How Camp Prepared Me for Campus

25 Nov 2019
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How Do We Help Youth Find Direction?

25 Nov 2019
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InterVarsity from One Generation to the Next

26 Aug 2020
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Jamie MacArthur Named New Atlantic Director for InterVarsity

20 Mar 2020
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Jingle Jangle: A Reflection of the Biblical Story

15 Dec 2020
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Larry Offner: A 43-year Legacy of Loving the Mission

3 Sep 2020
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Leaders Shape Leaders

11 May 2018
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Leadership in a Weird Season

7 Dec 2020
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Learning to Wait and Trust

28 Sep 2020
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🍮 Coffees are steaming. 🖍️Highlighters are 🍮 Coffees are steaming. 🖍️Highlighters are ready. 💗Hearts are open. ⠀ 🎁 Scripture is on the table and it's full of treasure. ⠀ ⠀ Which 4 emojis best describe your process when you start to unpack scripture with friends?⠀ ⠀ Perhaps it's 😏 🤔 😮 😍 .⠀ Or when you really need a little help from your friends 🙇🏼 🤷🏾 🙋🏽 👏 .⠀ ⠀ Your turn 👉🏽 ⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #summercamp #campusminstry #highschoolministry #jesus #friends #community #scripture #bible #discoverjesus
Wait a minute...👀 Notice anything unusual about Wait a minute...👀 Notice anything unusual about this photo? ⠀ WHAT'S HAPPENING in the back left? 🎂?
Community is 💯. 2 thumbs up. Yes yes yes. God's Community is 💯. 2 thumbs up. Yes yes yes. God's plan & our joy.⠀ Tag someone in your community you've had a good laugh with. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #community #joy #laugh #together #strongertogether #campusministry #campministry #jesus #unity #church #highschoolministry #reslife
Serve. Grow. Play. What an awesome motto from @pio Serve. Grow. Play. What an awesome motto from @pioneerpacificcamp.⠀ ⠀ What do we think these campers are looking at? 🐿️ ? 💃? 🤖 ? ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #summercamp #serve #youthdevelopment #youthministry #campministry #leadership #kidscamp #joy #community #summer #jobskills #jesus
"Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins "Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of REFRESHIING may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus..." -Acts 3:19-21⠀ ⠀ ⠀ That looks like a refreshing blast @albertapioneercamps⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #bible #bibleverse #campministry #refreshing #needjesus #jesus #friendship #friends #acts #hope
As Christians, we know that God's truth is reveale As Christians, we know that God's truth is revealed through the intricacies of science, art and society. ⠀ ⠀ In which fields of study has God revealed things about himself and his truth to you?⠀ ⠀ #oncampus #academia #graduate #intervarsitycanada #studentministry #bible #godistruth #biblestudy #science #socialscience #arts #library #campusministry
Coming into Monday like "together we've got this". Coming into Monday like "together we've got this". 👊 ⠀ ⠀ #together #community #jesus #monday #yougotthis #nothingisimpossible #hope #peace #campusministry #intervarsitycanada #motivationmonday
❄️ Winter is dwindling away and 🐛 spring is ❄️ Winter is dwindling away and 🐛 spring is on the horizon. We're already looking forward to the next season... 🌞 SUMMER CAMP! 😍 ⠀ ⠀ @csrsprucewoods 🏇⠀ @ontariopioneercamp 🏕️⠀ @circlesquaregrandriver 🤸⠀ @halkirkcirclesquare 🐅⠀ @manitobapioneercamp 🌅⠀ wolfcreekcsr 🤾⠀ circlesquareranchbcl 🐓⠀ albertapioneercamps 🌄⠀ pioneerpacificcamp 🐳⠀ ⠀ #summer #summercamp #kidscamp #intervarsitycanada #seasons #campministry #youthministry #registerforcamp #hammock
Sometimes great things happen on the floor. ⠀ ⠀ Between folding chairs, shoved slightly to the side, telling God that He can have your life. Your education. Your everything.⠀ ⠀ Kneeling with elbows on the fold down chairs in lecture halls crying out God's justice in our broken world.⠀ ⠀ Bowed low on woodchips in the glow of summer camp stars, overwhelmed once again by "God loves me."⠀ ⠀ Or sitting cross-legged on a dining hall floor, mind-boggled by application of the Bible passages sprawled on the bench beside you.⠀ ⠀ Have you been there?⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #prayer #respondtojesus #jesus #campministry #campusministry #worship #interceed #joy #prayerministry #campfire
Let's get as stoked as this kid as we celebrate th Let's get as stoked as this kid as we celebrate that JESUS IS ALIVE.⠀ ⠀ ✔️ He defeated sin 🌩️⠀ ✔️He conquered death 💯⠀ ✔️He reigns forever 🙌⠀ ⠀ Jesus, we thank you.⠀ ⠀ #Easter #intervarsitycanada @pioneercamppacific #joy #hehasrisen #jesusisalive #hope #summercamp #futureisbright #ressurection #thankyoujesus #thankful #healing #thirdday
Suffering Jesus,⠀ ⠀ Thank you. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ (ar Suffering Jesus,⠀ ⠀ Thank you. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ (artwork by Carolyn Tam)⠀ #easter #intervarsitycanada #Jesus
⏰ Today’s the day! Are you joining us for our ⏰ Today’s the day! Are you joining us for our virtual book launch? ⠀ ⠀ 📚 Today at 2:00pm EST, we’re celebrating our VP of People and Culture, Lynda, whose memoir “My Vertical Neighborhood” (IVP) debuts today!⠀ ⠀ 🙌 We can’t wait to hear more about how Lynda followed God’s invitation to foster a community from within her Toronto condo building.⠀ ⠀ 😍 Eric Lige, @Urbana 2018 Worship Director and Creator of the Ethnos Project, will be the interviewing!⠀ ⠀ 👉 Join us at 2:00pm here on Facebook Live to take part in the celebration and learn more about Lynda’s writing process. ⠀ ⠀ To learn more about the event and to order Lynda’s book head to ivcf.ca/myverticalneighborhood/⠀ ⠀ @ivpress @lmacgibbon #verticalneighborhood #booklaunch #newbook #read #learn #community #goodfood #neighbors #loveyourneighbor #love #jesus #together #goodreads #intervarsitycanada
The day is almost upon us! “My Vertical Neighbor The day is almost upon us! “My Vertical Neighborhood” (IVP), the debut of our own VP of People and Culture, Lynda MacGibbon, releases tomorrow! 🔥 And we’re having a virtual book launch to celebrate. ⠀ ⠀ Join us tomorrow, March 30th, at 2:00pm EST on Facebook Live to celebrate Lynda and hear about her process. 🥘⠀ ⠀ 🌃“My Vertical Neighborhood” follows Lynda’s journey from growing up in a small town in Newfoundland to forming a community in her Toronto high-rise. We can’t wait to hear more about how God worked through her. ⠀ ⠀ Check back tomorrow to join us in the celebration! 🎇⠀ ⠀ To learn more about the event and to pre-order Lynda’s book head to ivcf.ca/myverticalneighborhood/⠀ ⠀ @ivpress @lmacgibbon #verticalneighborhood #booklaunch #newbook #read #learn #community #goodfood #neighbors #loveyourneighbor #love #jesus #together #goodreads #intervarsitycanada
Pushing through to the end of the semester like... Pushing through to the end of the semester like...⠀ ⠀ This @csranchbigclearlake camper is taking evening wide game in stride.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #study #finals #nothingimpossible #campministry #studentministry #campusministry #motivationmonday #mudwrestling #campgame #killingit
📢 What happens when strangers say yes to invita 📢 What happens when strangers say yes to invitation? Over time, a community forms.⠀ ⠀ 🔔 Join us this Tuesday, March 30th at 2:00pm here on Facebook Live for a virtual book launch celebrating Lynda MacGibbon’s debut memoir, “My Vertical Neighborhood” (IVP). Lynda is our VP of People and Culture and will speak about what she learned both as her high-rise community grew and as she wrote about their journey together.⠀ ⠀ 😀 It’s a story of the kind of friendships Jesus can forge when you say yes to HIS invitations. ⠀ ⠀ 🙋🏾 Will you join us? ⠀ ⠀ To learn more about the event and to pre-order Lynda’s book head to ivcf.ca/myverticalneighborhood/⠀ ⠀ @ivpress @lmacgibbon #verticalneighborhood #booklaunch #newbook #read #learn #community #goodfood #neighbors #loveyourneighbor #love #jesus #together #goodreads #intervarsitycanada
📘 This year, it’s been harder than ever to fi 📘 This year, it’s been harder than ever to find, keep and nurture community. So what better way to connect with your family, friends, or virtual bible study pals than by sharing a good book?⠀ ⠀ 🏙️ We are so excited to announce that Lynda, our very own VP of People and Culture, is celebrating the release of her debut memoir titled “My Vertical Neighborhood” (IVP). In it, she chronicles the joys and challenges of finding community within her Toronto high-rise. ⠀ ⠀ 🤗 Her story speaks to the power of love and persistence. It reflects on what makes community so worth it, even in the hardest times.⠀ ⠀ 🚀 We’ll be hosting a virtual book launch for Lynda this Tuesday, March 30th at 2:00pm EST on Facebook Live. Come hear about her writing process, her reflections on community and what she discovered through it all. ⠀ ⠀ 👀 We hope to see you there! ⠀ ⠀ ✔️ Learn more about the event and pre-order your own copy of the book here: ivcf.ca/myverticalneighborhood⠀ ⠀ ⠀ @ivpress @lmacgibbon #verticalneighborhood #booklaunch #newbook #read #learn #community #goodfood #neighbors #loveyourneighbor #love #jesus #together #goodreads #intervarsitycanada
Want to pray for your FRIENDS? ⠀ ⠀ Here are so Want to pray for your FRIENDS? ⠀ ⠀ Here are some tips to get started:⠀ ⠀ Thank God for all their wonderful-ness.⠀ Ask God to heap blessings on them.⠀ Ask God for ideas for how you can encourage them.⠀ Pray for their families and community.⠀ Pray that they GROW with God.⠀ ⠀ How do you pray for your friends?⠀ ⠀ These pals are from @circlesquaregrandriver⠀ ⠀ #discipleship #friendship #friends #community #pray #prayforoneanother #worship #youthministry #intervarsitycanada #blessings #together
Hey @albertapioneercamps 😍⠀ ⠀ This looks EP Hey @albertapioneercamps 😍⠀ ⠀ This looks EPIC, but we were just wondering....⠀ ⠀ What exactly is GOING ON here? ⠀ ⠀ Until we hear from you, we will be taking guesses from the public... ⠀ 👉 Over to you folks!⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #campminstry #drama #epic #forest #captioncontest #camptheme #youthministry
Time to represent! ⠀ What campus is/was your Int Time to represent! ⠀ What campus is/was your InterVarsity #squad on? 🤗😎🤓😁⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #oncampus #cheer #represent #everycampus #campusministry #canada #unity #louder #jesusoncampus #friends #community
"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you a "Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #intervarsitycanada #campministry #campusministry #climbing #discipleship #mentorship #jesus #youthministry #yaministry #youngadults #youngadultministry #children #confidence #prayer #highschoolministry
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